New American Standard Bible 2020

3 John 1

A Good Report

1The elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245to the belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27GaiusΓαΐῳGaiōG1050,whomὃνhonG3739IloveἀγαπῶagapōG25in truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

2Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,I prayεὔχομαίeuchomaiG2172that in allG3956respectsG3956you may prosperεὐοδοῦσθαιeuodousthaiG2137and be in goodG5198healthὑγιαίνεινhugiaineinG5198,justG2531asG2531your soulψυχή.psuchēG5590prospersεὐοδοῦταίeuodoutaiG2137.

3For Iwas overjoyedἐχάρην λίανecharēn lianG3029 G5463whenbrothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80cameἐρχομένωνerchomenōnG2064and testifiedμαρτυρούντωνmarturountōnG3140to your truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225, that is,howκαθὼςkathōsG2531youare walkingπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG4043in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

4I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756greaterμειζοτέρανmeizoteranG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thanthisτούτωνtoutōnG3778,to hearἀκούωakouōG191ofmy childrenτέκναteknaG5043walkingπεριπατοῦντα.peripatountaG4043in the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225.

5Belovedἀγαπητέ,agapēteG27,you are actingποιεῖςpoieisG4160faithfullyπιστὸνpistonG4103in whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you accomplishἐργάσῃergasēG2038for thebrothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisters, andespeciallyτοῦτοtoutoG3778when they arestrangersξένους,xenousG3581;

6and they have testifiedἐμαρτύρησάνemarturēsanG3140to your loveἀγάπῃagapēG26beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the churchἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577.You will doποιήσειςpoiēseisG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573tosendG4311them onG4311their wayG4311inG516aG516mannerG516worthyG516of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

7For they wentG1831outG1831forG5228theG5228sakeG5228ofthe NameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,acceptingλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367from the Gentilesἐθνικῶν.ethnikōnG1482.

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767we oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784tosupportὑπολαμβάνεινhupolambaneinG5274suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108peopleG5108,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443we mayproveG1096toG1096beG1096fellowσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904workersG4904with the truthἀληθείᾳ.¶alētheiaG225.

9I wroteἜγραψάEgrapsaG1125somethingτιtiG5100to the churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577;but DiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsG1361,who lovesG5383toG5383beG5383firstG5383among them, does not acceptἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926what we sayG1473.

10For thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223,ifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθω,elthōG2064,I will callG5279attentionG5279to his deedsἔργαergaG2041whichἃhaG3739he doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160,unjustlyG5396accusingG5396us with maliciousπονηροῖςponēroisG4190wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056;and not satisfiedἀρκούμενοςarkoumenosG714with thisτούτοις,toutoisG3778,he himselfG846does notreceiveἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiG1926thebrothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80eitherοὔτεouteG3777,and he forbidsκωλύειkōlueiG2967thoseG3588who wantβουλομένουςboulomenousG1014to do so andputsG1544themoutG1544of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577.

11BelovedἈγαπητέ,AgapēteG27,do not imitateμιμοῦmimouG3401whatG2556isG2556evilκακὸνkakonG2556,but whatG18isG18goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18.The one who doesG15whatG15isG15goodἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōnG15is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;the one who doesG2554whatG2554isG2554evilκακοποιῶνkakopoiōnG2554has not seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708Godθεόν.theonG2316.

12DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōG1216has receivedG3140aG3140goodtestimonyG3140from everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,and from the truthἀληθείας·alētheiasG225itselfαὐτῆςautēsG846;and we testifyG3140tooG2532, andyou knowG3609that our testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

13I hadεἶχονeichonG2192manyΠολλὰPollaG4183thingsG4183to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to you, but I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309to writeγράφειν·grapheinG1125to you with penκαλάμουkalamouG2563and inkG3189;

14but I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to seeG3708you shortlyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112,and we will speakλαλήσομεν.lalēsomenG2980faceστόμαstomaG4750to faceστόμαstomaG4750.PeaceG1515beto you. The friendsG5384greetG782you. GreetG782the friendsG5384by nameG3686.

A Good Report

Commentaries on 3 John 1